Scientists Confirm Dynamin Molecular Motor’s Constriction Mechanism
KANZAWA, Japan, Sept. 3, 2021 — A team at Kanzawa University used the measurement technique of single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer, or smFRET, as well as a computable model, to develop a method that determined the strength of an individual dynamin motor. Dynamin, which refers to a family of biomolecules, is a protein that is a central player in endocytosis — a process that mediates the entry of diverse particles into cells, from nutrients to viruses. Its primary activity is to use guanosine